Iraqi Leader Proposes 36-Member Cabinet; U.S. Says It Barely Missed Capturing Terror Boss

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BAGHDAD, Iraq Under heavy U.S. pressure to end the crippling political stalemate, Iraq's prime minister-designate on Tuesday proposed appointing a broad-based 36-member Cabinet including a deputy premier from each of Iraq's main Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish factions.

But haggling continued over which individuals should fill the seats, adding to the worries of Iraqis, many of whom feel months of wrangling over the new government has emboldened insurgents to step up attacks on U.S. and Iraqi security forces.

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Iraqi Leader Proposes 36-Member Cabinet; U.S. Says It Barely Missed Capturing Terror Boss

Lawmakers allied with the premier said that in addition to the prime minister and three deputies, the Cabinet would have 17 Shiite Arab ministers, eight Kurds, six Sunni Arabs and on...

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